Personal Insight at the Super Spartan.

Today I ran the Super Spartan race, and it was tough. The race was about 8 and a half miles with over 15 obstacles.  I made it through though (with the addition of soreness and nicks and cuts all over my body). It was a great fun experience, and I need to make sure that I sign up for next years race and make sure I am in even better shape to run it.

In fact, that ties in directly with the insight that I gained from running the race. If you don't know much about these mud races; they are competitions over very rough terrain with the added challenge of obstacles and lots and lots of muddy water. One of the obstacles of this years Super Spartan obstacles was a sand bag carry. I had to carry a 30 lb sand bag about 100 yards down a steep ravine and then back up the same ravine. It wasn't the hardest challenge but it was hard on me. I threw down the bag, and at that point I realized...

... that sandbag is the exact amount of extra weight I am carrying above my "healthy" weight. This means that I am basically carrying a thirty pound sand bag with me... every hour of every day. Every hour of every night.

It amazes me that I had such a rough time carrying that bag about 200 yards, and I felt such a relief to drop it off. I can only imagine how good it will feel again to drop the 30 lbs of weight I am carrying and get back down to my feel good weight.

This feeling is a great motivator. If you have weight to lose, try this. Try to carry an object that weighs the amount of weight you need to lose for a few hundred yards. Really think about how it is making you feel. The physical act of carrying the weight will stick in your head. I know for me, until the memory fades, it will keep me on track for my diet and exercise
routine.

Thanks for reading. See you soon. Build those cathedrals.

-P